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32) Jukes S. - Scott R. [A24]

Major (3) 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.b4 "Out of Book," says Fritz. 5...c6 6.Rb1 0-0 7.d3 d5 8.Bg5 Be6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qd2 Re8 11.Nf3 Qd6 12.0-0 a6 13.Rfc1 Nbd7 14.Rc2 Nb6 15.h3 Rec8

+-----------------+
|r+r+.+k+|
|+p+.+pgp|
|ph.1bhp+|
|+.+p0.G.|
|.).+.+.+|
|+.HP+N)P|
|P+R!P)B+|
|+R+.+.I.|
+-----------------+

16.Nxe5 enterprising but flawed?

[-1.81 Fritz 5.00: 16.Rbc1 d4 17.Bxf6 dxc3 18.Qg5 Bxf6 19.Qxf6]

16...d4 Black is bluffed!

[0.25 Fritz 5.00: 16...Qxe5 A) 17.Bf4 must have been White's idea: 17...Qh5 18.Bf3 (18.g4 Nxg4 19.hxg4 Bxg4 20.e3 Bf3 21.Bxf3 Qxf3) 18...Qxh3 19.Bg2 Qh5 20.Bf3 Bg4;

B) 17.Qe3 17...Nfd7 18.Qxe5 Nxe5 19.Rbc1 d4]

17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Ne4

[-0.84 Fritz 5.00: 18.Ng4 Bxg4 19.Ne4 Qe7 20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.hxg4]

18...Qxe5 19.f4 Rxc2 20.Qxc2 Qf5 21.g4 From bad to worse.

[-2.47 Fritz 5.00: 21.Nxf6+ Qxf6 22.Bxb7 Rb8 23.Bxa6 Ra8 24.Bc4 Bxh3]

21...Qxf4 22.Rf1

[-3.50 Fritz 5.00: 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Bxb7 Rd8 24.Bxa6 Qf4 25.Bb7 Nd5 26.Bxd5 Bxd5]

22...Qe3+ 23.Kh1 Bd8 24.Qc5 Rc8 25.Qe5 Nd5 26.Qd6 Bc7 27.Qc5 Bf4

+-----------------+
|.+r+.+k+|
|+p+.+p+p|
|p+.+b+p+|
|+.!n+.+.|
|.).0NgP+|
|+.+P1.+P|
|P+.+P+B+|
|+.+.+R+K|
+-----------------+

White has a little defensive combination here which Fritz fancied but I don't find helpful: 28.Qa5

[-6.44 Fritz 5.00: 28.Qxd5 Bxd5 29.Nf6+ Kh8 30.Nxd5 Qxe2 31.Nxf4 Qd2 32.a3 Rc1 winning: Fritz is being short-sighted.]

28...Qxe2 29.Nc5

[-9.47 Fritz 5.00: 29.Rg1 Be3 30.Bf1 Qe1 31.g5 Bxg1 32.Kxg1 Bxh3 33.Qxd5 Qxf1+]

29...Ne3 30.Rg1 Nxg2

[-#5 Fritz 5.00: 30...Bxg4 ]

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